black bart wrote:A few years ago I a had a pal who worked at Sainsburys and he got myself and a few others into a Whisky Tasting session led by a well known whisky expert. We had ten glasses of whisky infront of us and some assorted Scottish Snacks.

I used to attend wine tastings with an academic crowd. One of the spouses loathed wine, but was partial to Scotch. Our scoring charts included a list of helpful adjectives (both pro- and con-) for noting our comments; one of the adjectives was "Scotch-like".

A whiskey tasting would be fun, I think.

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pieces o'nine wrote:Also, I was referring to the preferences of a discriminating pyrate wench. If this appellation does not apply to you, why are your tartans in bunch?

Roy and me were pointing out the slight oddness of someone finding specific threads to complain about those things in. I was just expecting a Cone Yak thread to discuss things in (although it all tastes the same to me)

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pieces o'nine wrote:Also, I was referring to the preferences of a discriminating pyrate wench. If this appellation does not apply to you, why are your tartans in bunch?

Roy and me were pointing out the slight oddness of someone finding specific threads to complain about those things in. I was just expecting a Cone Yak thread to discuss things in (although it all tastes the same to me)

Laphroaig 18 year old. I've acquired a bottle as a result of a cousin moving to the states and handing over his booze collection about 2 years ago, followed by me rummaging about and finding it last week. I didn't get any of the Japanese whisky though

Anyway, it's nice. It's like normal Laphroaig (which is already on the expensive side) with a less harsh iodine-y-ness and an altogether smoother taste. It tastes more like the Speyside I had last year rather than an Islay.

Having said that, I've just looked it up on Google, it's around 80 quid a bottle! Nice as it is, if I can have 80 pints of beer or 1 bottle of whisky, I'm going for beer.

Too old to give up but too young to rest - Pete Townshend

I would rather be a rising ape than a falling angel - Sir Terry Pratchett

daftbeaker wrote:Laphroaig 18 year old. I've acquired a bottle as a result of a cousin moving to the states and handing over his booze collection about 2 years ago, followed by me rummaging about and finding it last week. I didn't get any of the Japanese whisky though

I got permission to rummage through the stack of bottles that were left over and found Aberlour cask strength.

F****ing hell, it's more inhaled than drunk. The taste is good but it's hard to appreciate for the stinging in the eyes and nose as the alcohol vapour hits them.

Too old to give up but too young to rest - Pete Townshend

I would rather be a rising ape than a falling angel - Sir Terry Pratchett

daftbeaker wrote:I got permission to rummage through the stack of bottles that were left over and found Aberlour cask strength.

F****ing hell, it's more inhaled than drunk. The taste is good but it's hard to appreciate for the stinging in the eyes and nose as the alcohol vapour hits them.

Don't drink cask strength neat!

Seriously, that stuff can burn your mouth - it kills things that live in your mouth, like your tongue.

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